Layers of the Atmosphere
The lowest layer where weather happens
Troposphere
The water cycle is driven by ______ from the sun
Energy / heat
Identify the two statements as describing WEATHER or CLIMATE:
1.) Long term data collected over many years about an area's weather
2.) Day-by-day (short term) data collected each morning
1.) Climate
2.) Weather
What are the three types of heat transfer?
Conduction, Convection, Radiation
What are seasons NOT caused by?
A changing distance between the earth and the sun
The layer that contains the ISS
Thermosphere OR Ionosphere/Exosphere
When water vapor cools and turns into a liquid:
Condensation
The tool responsible for measuring temperature:
Thermometer
What is conduction?
Making direct contact with a hot object
If the northern hemisphere is hot and experiencing lots of direct sunlight, it is _________
Therefor, it should be _________ in the southern hemisphere
Summer
Winter
The layer of the atmosphere responsible for destroying meteors and space debris
Mesosphere
Water that falls from the clouds:
Precipitation
Tool used for measuring air pressure:
Barometer
What is radiation?
Transfer of energy through an empty space
When there is NO direct sunlight or indirect sunlight hitting a part of the planet, that part is either in
_______ or ________
Spring
Fall
As altitude increases, what happens to pressure?
Decreases
When a solid turns DIRECTLY into a gas (skipping liquid phase)
Sublimation
Tool used in measuring wind speed:
Anemometer
When I hold my hands NEAR a fire to warm them up, I experience __________
When I put my food directly IN the fire to cook it, I'm using _________
Radiation
Conduction
High pressure systems tend to bring what kind of weather?
Low pressure systems tend to bring what kind of weather?
High = "happy" weather; dry, clear skies with low humidity
Low = "lousy" weather; cold, wet and high pressure
The layer that contains the Ozone Layer. Why is the Ozone Layer important for life on Earth?
The stratosphere
Ozone Layer absorbs harmful UV Radiation
When plants "sweat" and turn liquid water into gas on their leaves
Transpiration
List the FIVE factors that can influence weather:
Temperature, Humidity, Air pressure, wind speed, precipitation
What is convection? Provide an example.
Cycling of hot and cold air / energy
Examples: plate tectonics, hot air balloons, hurricanes, tornadoes
Generally speaking, what is a front? What kind of weather does a warm front bring? What about a cold front?
Fronts = air masses with generally the same composition throughout
Warm = warmer temps, light rain
Cold = colder temps, heavy rain and snow